Chang'e-6 Lunar Lander to Returns Moon Samples to Earth - Chinese moon rocks arrive at lunar return module
China made a significant move in their quest to gather moon rocks for Earth. According to the Chinese news agency Xinhua, the ascent module of the lunar mission "Chang'e-6" successfully attached to the main spacecraft, which includes an orbiter and a return vehicle, in the moon's orbit.
Following the attachment, the samples were instantly moved to the return vehicle. The journey back to Earth will commence "at an opportune moment." The planned descent occurs near Inner Mongolia, northern China.
In early May, the "Chang'e-6" was set in motion from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on southern China's Hainan Island. After a journey of approximately four and a half days, the probe entered the moon's orbit and jumped around to find the best time and location for landing.
On the most recent Sunday, they reached the largest and oldest impact crater on the moon, situated in the South Pole-Aitken Basin. Researchers have been striving to attain rock samples from this area since they may yield information about the moon, Earth, and even the solar system's early years.
